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Dmitry Medvedev: Politician, Enthusiast Photographer and Family Man

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Dmitry Medvedev, who turned 49 on September 14, is mostly known around the world as the current Russia's Prime Minister and the country's president in 2008-2012. But the following informal pictures display a different facet of Medvedev's personality, as a family man and a fan of hard rock and Apple gadgets.

Dmitry Medvedev, who turned 49 on September 14, is mostly known around the world as the current Russia's Prime Minister and the country's president in 2008-2012. But the following informal pictures display a different facet of Medvedev's personality, as a family man and a fan of hard rock and Apple gadgets.

© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankDmitry Medvedev, who turned 49 on September 14, is mostly known around the world as the current Russia's Prime Minister and the country's president in 2008-2012. But the following pictures taken during his business trips display a different facet of Medvedev's personality, as a family man and a fan of hard rock and Apple gadgets.
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during his visit to the Sheremetyevo airport, November 6, 2013.
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Dmitry Medvedev, who turned 49 on September 14, is mostly known around the world as the current Russia's Prime Minister and the country's president in 2008-2012. But the following pictures taken during his business trips display a different facet of Medvedev's personality, as a family man and a fan of hard rock and Apple gadgets.
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during his visit to the Sheremetyevo airport, November 6, 2013.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Nikolsky / Go to the mediabankDmitry Medvedev is into sports: he enjoys skiing and playing badminton.
Above: Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) on a ski-lift during a trip to Laura Cross-Country ski and Biathlon Center at Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi.
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Dmitry Medvedev is into sports: he enjoys skiing and playing badminton.
Above: Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) on a ski-lift during a trip to Laura Cross-Country ski and Biathlon Center at Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Shtukina / Go to the mediabankDmitry Medvedev is fond of information technology. He became one of the first high-ranking government officials in the world to create social networks accounts.
Above: Dmitry Medvedev participates in a group selfie during a meeting with students at Navigator Campus technology park in Kazan.
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Dmitry Medvedev is fond of information technology. He became one of the first high-ranking government officials in the world to create social networks accounts.
Above: Dmitry Medvedev participates in a group selfie during a meeting with students at Navigator Campus technology park in Kazan.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankPhotography has been a hobby of Medvedev since his childhood. "I like taking pictures of other people, though it's a bit problematic, considering my job," he remarks. "If I were to suddenly go out in the street with a camera and start snapping photos of people, it would look rather weird."
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev takes a picture of a Lukoil ice-resistant fixed platform at the Yuri Korchagin field.
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Photography has been a hobby of Medvedev since his childhood. "I like taking pictures of other people, though it's a bit problematic, considering my job," he remarks. "If I were to suddenly go out in the street with a camera and start snapping photos of people, it would look rather weird."
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev takes a picture of a Lukoil ice-resistant fixed platform at the Yuri Korchagin field.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Klimentyev / Go to the mediabankDmitry Medvedev participated in a photography exhibition called World Through Russian Eyes that took place in Moscow in March 2010. An avid photographer, Medvedev has several cameras made by Leica, Canon and Nikon.
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Laura Cross-Country ski and Biathlon Center during men's skiing relay durong XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
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Dmitry Medvedev participated in a photography exhibition called World Through Russian Eyes that took place in Moscow in March 2010. An avid photographer, Medvedev has several cameras made by Leica, Canon and Nikon.
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Laura Cross-Country ski and Biathlon Center during men's skiing relay durong XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankIn June 2014 Dmitry Medvedev planted a tree at the Derzhavin Memorial Estate in St. Petersburg.
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In June 2014 Dmitry Medvedev planted a tree at the Derzhavin Memorial Estate in St. Petersburg.
© RIA Novosti . Sergei Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankDmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana were attending the same school. Their son Ilya was born in 1996; currently he is a student at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana attending carol service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
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Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana were attending the same school. Their son Ilya was born in 1996; currently he is a student at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana attending carol service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankAbove: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev examines model samples of Russian-made small arms during a visit to Promtechnologies plant in Moscow.
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Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev examines model samples of Russian-made small arms during a visit to Promtechnologies plant in Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Shtukina / Go to the mediabankOnce, back in a day when he was president, Medvedev did admit that he sometimes drives his car by himself, as an ordinary person. "I do it discreetly, so nobody knows about it, and during these moments I feel like an ordinary driver. And I must say, I've noticed many pradoxial things about traffic management in our country," Medvedev said during a meeting with United Russia party activists.
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Armenia's Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan during their meeting in Sochi.
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Once, back in a day when he was president, Medvedev did admit that he sometimes drives his car by himself, as an ordinary person. "I do it discreetly, so nobody knows about it, and during these moments I feel like an ordinary driver. And I must say, I've noticed many pradoxial things about traffic management in our country," Medvedev said during a meeting with United Russia party activists.
Above: Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Armenia's Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan during their meeting in Sochi.
© RIA Novosti . Vadim Zhernov / Go to the mediabankLike many peole born in Saint Petersburg, Dmitry Medvedev is a fan of the local football club Zenit. Zenit were the 2007, 2010 and 2011–12 champions of the Russian Premier League and the winners of both the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup.
Above: Dmitry Medvedev (center) with his spouse Svetlana (right) and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (left) during a group round match of the Champion League between Russia's Zenit (Saint Petersburg) and Ukraine's Shakhter (Donetsk).
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Like many peole born in Saint Petersburg, Dmitry Medvedev is a fan of the local football club Zenit. Zenit were the 2007, 2010 and 2011–12 champions of the Russian Premier League and the winners of both the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup.
Above: Dmitry Medvedev (center) with his spouse Svetlana (right) and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller (left) during a group round match of the Champion League between Russia's Zenit (Saint Petersburg) and Ukraine's Shakhter (Donetsk).
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